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...group plans to hold celebrations of Scandinavian holidays including the Swedish St. Lucia celebration which occurs near Christmas, Finnish independence day in December, and Morten Gos, a Swedish holiday in November "where they eat roast goose," Schauss says...
Kids will love this. Eating sweets may ward off ear infections--if the sweet contains a sugar substitute called xylitol. In a Finnish study, children given chewing gum with xylitol had 40% fewer ear infections. Xylitol, it turns out, is a powerful antimicrobial. It is used in small quantities to help sweeten Trident Advantage, Breath Assure and other sugarless gums...
...serious security flaw in their programs that, according to tests, could allow hackers to mail viruses that will crash your computer or erase your hard drive. And if you think dumping messages straight in the trash keeps you safe, think again: The tests, conducted over the past month by Finnish researchers, showed that some viruses were activated by the very act of deleting -- even by simply receiving the mail...
...night and one night only, the two Teutonic titans of timbre go head-to-head in Sanders Theatre. At 8 p.m., The Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO) performs Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and Mahler's Symphony No. 4. Music fans will also enjoy "Luonnotar," composed by the furious Finnish frenzy known only as Sibelius. Catch the opening event pre-concert lecture at 7 p.m. with Professor of Music Dr. Karen Painter. Tickets are available from the Sanders Theatre Box Office...
...skaters loosened up against Finland, a team that, though lacking the depth of the U.S. or Canada, has enough talent to pull off an upset on any given night. With the U.S. up 2-1 in the second period, the fast Finnish forward Hanna-Riikka Nieminen tied the score with an unassisted shorthanded goal. But defenseman Tara Mounsey responded with a goal less than two minutes later, and the defense held on for a 4-2 win. Game 4 was a blowout--10-0 against Japan--as King (who had four goals last week) pulled a hat trick...